According to a survey from June 2020, three out of four young social media users in Japan who were aged between 17 to 19 years old thought that social media were or had been absolutely necessary for their lives. The same survey showed that the share of young people who were using social media in Japan stood at about 91.6 percent.
Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who think that social media are absolutely necessary in Japan as of June 2020
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respondents who were currently using social media*
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*The source excluded people who were part of the printing or publishing industry, the mass communication or mass media-related industry, the information provision services or survey industry, as well as the advertising industry.
Original question: "Do you think that SNS are (or were) absolutely necessary for your life?"
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The Nippon Foundation. (July 30, 2020). Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who think that social media are absolutely necessary in Japan as of June 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154879/japan-self-perceived-necessity-of-social-media-among-young-people/
The Nippon Foundation. "Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who think that social media are absolutely necessary in Japan as of June 2020." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154879/japan-self-perceived-necessity-of-social-media-among-young-people/
The Nippon Foundation. (2020). Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who think that social media are absolutely necessary in Japan as of June 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154879/japan-self-perceived-necessity-of-social-media-among-young-people/
The Nippon Foundation. "Share of People Aged 17 to 19 Years Old Who Think That Social Media Are Absolutely Necessary in Japan as of June 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154879/japan-self-perceived-necessity-of-social-media-among-young-people/
The Nippon Foundation, Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who think that social media are absolutely necessary in Japan as of June 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154879/japan-self-perceived-necessity-of-social-media-among-young-people/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of people aged 17 to 19 years old who think that social media are absolutely necessary in Japan as of June 2020 [Graph], The Nippon Foundation, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154879/japan-self-perceived-necessity-of-social-media-among-young-people/